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they passed a few laws, licensing laws, it did not help. what turned britain around was john wesley. methodism. converting the women of england -- [laughter] that is the way it worked. it is an odd thing for me to be saying. >> you talked about the virtues freedom requires. i worked in the field of education. if our major problem children come to school without virtues, it is the public school system the place to nurture that? i believe our society and culture does not nurture those virtues. how do we address that? >> this is a good question. the family is the smallest school. by the time all lots of negligently parented, often at no-fault to the single mother, these children get to school, and it is too late. the chicago schoolteacher it says should its first graders who do not know numbers, shapes, or colors. they're raised in a culture of
they passed a few laws, licensing laws, it did not help. what turned britain around was john wesley. methodism. converting the women of england -- [laughter] that is the way it worked. it is an odd thing for me to be saying. >> you talked about the virtues freedom requires. i worked in the field of education. if our major problem children come to school without virtues, it is the public school system the place to nurture that? i believe our society and culture does not nurture those...
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to provide for own security, these can also foster respect for the rule of law and human rights. i am grateful for the efforts of the congress and specifically this committee for continuing to shine a light on this important issue. one that deserves attention on a continent crowdd with security challenges. and i should also note the indispensible work of the many nongovernmental organization whose provide policy advice and helping people on the ground each day. thank you for the opportunity to discuss this important issue with you today. and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much. secretary carson. >> mr. chairman, ranking member smith, members of the committee. thank you for the invitation to testify today on the crisis unfolding in the eastern democratic republic of the congo. also referred to as the drc. the security and humanitarian situation is volatile and violent in africa today. an estimated 5 million people have lost their lives since 1998. and millions more have been uprooted and displaced. the people of north and south provinces in particular have fac
to provide for own security, these can also foster respect for the rule of law and human rights. i am grateful for the efforts of the congress and specifically this committee for continuing to shine a light on this important issue. one that deserves attention on a continent crowdd with security challenges. and i should also note the indispensible work of the many nongovernmental organization whose provide policy advice and helping people on the ground each day. thank you for the opportunity to...
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we are at the point where in four days every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. every americans' paychecks will get considerably smaller. that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy, it would be bad for middle-class families, and it would be bad for businesses that depend on family spending. congress can prevent it if they act right now. i just had a good and constructive discussion here at the white house with leadership about how to prevent the tax hike on the middle class. i am optimistic we may reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak, but if an agreement is not reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up or down vote to protect the middle class from an income tax hike, extends the vital lifeline of unemployment insurance to 2 million americans looking for a job, and lays the groundwork for future cooperation on more economic growth and deficit reduction. i believe such a pr
we are at the point where in four days every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. every americans' paychecks will get considerably smaller. that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy, it would be bad for middle-class families, and it would be bad for businesses that depend on family spending. congress can prevent it if they act right now. i just had a good and constructive discussion here at the white house with leadership about how to prevent the tax hike on the middle...
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staged a hundred thousand strong rally in support of the constitution and implementation of sharia law the two sides hold rocks at each other they are cars and buses something these buses belong to the muslim brotherhood police intervened with take out beating seventy seven injured so this obviously comes on the the several instances of violence is. in iraq few weeks ago inquiring from the president with rival groups even ten dead in terms of people are saying here on the streets the country is divided so three can the constitution say will only in force the president to a dictatorship but it lacks a key social economic right to have drafted by islamist dominated assembly for the constitution say it is essential for the progress towards democracy and that after the congress is dross they say we will have parliamentary elections in the first round of course the votes of people voted in fifty seven percent in favor of the constitution analysts believe that this will be another yes vote this is largely because of the seventeen governorates voting today many of them a rule of cultural plac
staged a hundred thousand strong rally in support of the constitution and implementation of sharia law the two sides hold rocks at each other they are cars and buses something these buses belong to the muslim brotherhood police intervened with take out beating seventy seven injured so this obviously comes on the the several instances of violence is. in iraq few weeks ago inquiring from the president with rival groups even ten dead in terms of people are saying here on the streets the country is...
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he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state society, i would like to introduce ira shapiro. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the society for giving me the chance to be here. thanks to mike who did so much to organize the event. he is an old friend. thank you, mike. i'm delighted to be here today with corbin. we have two books that talk about robert byrd from different perspectives. my book is basically about the senate and the last great senate as i refer to it. senator byrd was the majority leader during the period of time i wrote about. it gives you an ensemble sense of how the senate works. the book originated in 2008. i had been in the senate in the 1970s and 1980s. by 2008, i decided the senate had become utterly unrecognizable to me. polarized and paralyzed, really quite dysfunctional. i decided to write a book about the senate when it was great, specifically when i was there. [laughter] when you do something like that , you have a certain risk factor. wa
he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state society, i would like to introduce ira shapiro. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the society for giving me the chance to be here. thanks to mike who did so much to organize the event. he is an old friend. thank you, mike. i'm delighted to be here today with corbin. we have two books that talk about robert byrd from different perspectives. my book is basically about the...
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lawful people will protect us where 20,000 other laws have failed. as brave and heroic and as self- sacrificing as those teachers were in those classrooms and as prompt and professional and well trained as those police were when they responded, they were unable, through no fault of their own, and able to stop it. as parents, we do everything we can to keep their children safe. is now time for us to assume responsibility for our schools. the only way, the only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. would you rather have your 911 call briong good guy with a gun from a mile away or from one minute away? i can imagine the headlines, the shocking headline, they will print tomorrow. more guns, you will climb, is the nra answer to everything. your implication will be that guns are evil and have no place in society, much less in our schools. since when did the gun automatically become a bad word? a gun in t
lawful people will protect us where 20,000 other laws have failed. as brave and heroic and as self- sacrificing as those teachers were in those classrooms and as prompt and professional and well trained as those police were when they responded, they were unable, through no fault of their own, and able to stop it. as parents, we do everything we can to keep their children safe. is now time for us to assume responsibility for our schools. the only way, the only way to stop a monster from killing...
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know without the law there is it's a law the jungle nuremberg existed for a reason after that and there was a reason to have trials as a reason for due process.
know without the law there is it's a law the jungle nuremberg existed for a reason after that and there was a reason to have trials as a reason for due process.
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yale law school. he practiced law for some years and began his political career in 1968 when he was elected attorney general of missouri in his first place for public office. missouri voters elected him to the u.s. senate in 1976. they reelected him in 1982 and 1988, for a total of 18 years of service. the senator initiated major legislation in international trade, telecommunications, health care, research and development, transportation, and civil rights. he was later appointed special counsel by janet reno. he later represented the united states as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and served as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, st. louis, and washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i owe our speaker an apology. when you hear the apology, you are going to conclude that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who takes advantage of a friend, especially a friend who is vulnerable.
yale law school. he practiced law for some years and began his political career in 1968 when he was elected attorney general of missouri in his first place for public office. missouri voters elected him to the u.s. senate in 1976. they reelected him in 1982 and 1988, for a total of 18 years of service. the senator initiated major legislation in international trade, telecommunications, health care, research and development, transportation, and civil rights. he was later appointed special counsel...
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there should be something in the law that would say their benefits would stop. they should have their own pension fund. if their pension was the same as a people that work for, social security will not be going bankrupt. host: we will continue to track the work of congress. house and senate come back into session tomorrow. there could be sessions this weekend. the new congress comes in next week. we will have plenty of coverage as the new congress comes into session. we're still hearing about the change in filibuster rules in the senate. we will be there to cover it all. the house is here on c-span. we will be interviewing some retiring members of congress tonight. they are dan burton and kent conrad. here is what they had to say. [video clip] >> i would like people to think that he believed in honesty and integrity and the things that work right for this country. he kept to those principles. i hope they will look to me like that. i hope they think i'm a man of integrity. >> i have served here 25 years. less than 5% of senators have served that long. i'm tired o
there should be something in the law that would say their benefits would stop. they should have their own pension fund. if their pension was the same as a people that work for, social security will not be going bankrupt. host: we will continue to track the work of congress. house and senate come back into session tomorrow. there could be sessions this weekend. the new congress comes in next week. we will have plenty of coverage as the new congress comes into session. we're still hearing about...
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i did go to law school. in the early 1980's when i got out of law school, i went back to tennessee to practice. i was going around to law firms. there were not that many women in the law firms. i had guys interview me. they would sit me down and say, do you understand you have to try cases? >> [laughter] >> i said that is what i wanted to do and was excited about it. i have clients in the beginning, i would go in to meet them. afterwards, one of my partners would say that they say that was not what i expected. he did not know there was going to be a lady lawyer on this case. but i really liked trying cases. it was a lot of fun. then i was drawn into politics. throughout my career, i have been interested in how to change things for the better. i have been very fortunate to have lots of opportunities to serve. >> you mentioned your mother. your mother died of lung cancer. she was such a force in your life. >> i think it made me very strong because it was very clear i had no one to depend on but me. >> 3 the ol
i did go to law school. in the early 1980's when i got out of law school, i went back to tennessee to practice. i was going around to law firms. there were not that many women in the law firms. i had guys interview me. they would sit me down and say, do you understand you have to try cases? >> [laughter] >> i said that is what i wanted to do and was excited about it. i have clients in the beginning, i would go in to meet them. afterwards, one of my partners would say that they say...
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and as i said on sunday night, there's no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. we're going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun. we're going to need to look more closely at a culture that all too often glorifies guns and violence. and any actions we must take must begin inside the home and inside our hearts. but the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. the fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence, and prevent the very worst violence. that's why i've asked the vice president to lead an effort that includes members of my cabinet and outside organizations to come up with a set of concrete proposals no later than january -- proposals that i then intend to push without delay. this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very
and as i said on sunday night, there's no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. we're going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun. we're going to need to look more closely at a culture that all too often glorifies guns and violence. and any actions we must take must begin inside the home and inside our hearts. but the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing....
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hundreds of thousands strong rally in support of the constitution and the implementation of sharia law the two sides hold rocks at each other they cars and buses some saying these buses belong to the muslim brotherhood police intervened with tear gas leaving seventy seven injured so this obviously comes on to several instances of violence is in alexandria in cairo a few weeks ago in cairo and from the presidential palace rival groups clashed leaving ten dead in terms of people are saying here on the streets the country is divided those who are against the constitution say it would only enforce a presidential dictatorship that lacks a key social economic rights that was drafted by islamist dominated assembly for the constitution say it is essential for the progress towards democracy after the conditions drop so they say we will have parliamentary elections neither side seems to be backing down so we expect their own rests in the streets of egypt. on the first day job the referendum saw the majority supported the charter so what are the expectations for saturday's round them. in the firs
hundreds of thousands strong rally in support of the constitution and the implementation of sharia law the two sides hold rocks at each other they cars and buses some saying these buses belong to the muslim brotherhood police intervened with tear gas leaving seventy seven injured so this obviously comes on to several instances of violence is in alexandria in cairo a few weeks ago in cairo and from the presidential palace rival groups clashed leaving ten dead in terms of people are saying here...
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when i went to law school i was at the northeastern school of law -- 60% of my class was female. in 1985, that was a huge deal. that helped. but we all struggle with work- family balance. we all still think about the impact that our service has on our families, not just as mothers but going into public life, being more visible, what that means for your kids. i'm happy to say that my 19- year-old daughter not only worked on my campaign this summer but has been tor -- interned for senator shaheen. she clearly sees a way to be involved. >> kelly, how about you? did you aspire? we were laughing in the back -- i do not think you did. when did it hit you that you could serve? >> for me, it is finding that thing that you are passionate about, you care about. when i became a prosecutor, that sort of brought me into public service. then i realize that public service is really what gets me up every day -- wanting to make a difference. that led to avenge the wanting to run for the senate. i cannot say that when i was younger this was the path that i thought i would take at all. i think it a
when i went to law school i was at the northeastern school of law -- 60% of my class was female. in 1985, that was a huge deal. that helped. but we all struggle with work- family balance. we all still think about the impact that our service has on our families, not just as mothers but going into public life, being more visible, what that means for your kids. i'm happy to say that my 19- year-old daughter not only worked on my campaign this summer but has been tor -- interned for senator...
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they passed a few laws, licensing laws, it did not help. what turned britain around was john wesley. methodism. converting the women of england -- [laughter] that is the way it worked. it is an odd thing for me to be saying. >> you talked about the virtues freedom requires. i worked in the field of education. if our major problem children come to school without virtues, it is the public school system the place to nurture that? i believe our society and culture does not nurture those virtues. how do we address that? >> this is a good question. the family is the smallest school. by the time all lots of negligently parentage, often at no-fault to the single mother, these children get to school, and it is too late. the chicago schoolteacher it says should its first graders who do not know numbers, shapes, or colors. they're raised in a culture of silence except for the television. it is america's biggest problem. and on that cheerful note, thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyrigh
they passed a few laws, licensing laws, it did not help. what turned britain around was john wesley. methodism. converting the women of england -- [laughter] that is the way it worked. it is an odd thing for me to be saying. >> you talked about the virtues freedom requires. i worked in the field of education. if our major problem children come to school without virtues, it is the public school system the place to nurture that? i believe our society and culture does not nurture those...
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of islamic law, in to break ties with the u.s. it is the man is like this that make the prospect of meaningful peace talks slim at best. >> been as well as president sent a christmas message -- venezuela's president sent a christmas message from his hospital bed. the message was played to troops at a seasonal celebration. no new details on hugo torres -- health.s >> i am full of faith in our people and our blessings to how to recover. i have faith in the commitment and loyalty the revolutionary armed forces are showing me and this complicated and difficult time. >> vietnamese fisherman say they will continue to work in disputed waters despite increased hostility from china. the vietnamese are locked in a parked -- a territorial dispute over parts of the south china sea, which vietnam calls the ec. the chinese now say they are entitled to intercept fishing boats for trespassing. >> this is the last piece of vietnamese territory before the depths of the south china sea, which are increasingly murky. hundreds of vietnamese fishing bo
of islamic law, in to break ties with the u.s. it is the man is like this that make the prospect of meaningful peace talks slim at best. >> been as well as president sent a christmas message -- venezuela's president sent a christmas message from his hospital bed. the message was played to troops at a seasonal celebration. no new details on hugo torres -- health.s >> i am full of faith in our people and our blessings to how to recover. i have faith in the commitment and loyalty the...
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toughest gun laws in the city. it did not do much to cut down on the violence. it took a lot of policingng to do it. >> >> the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personal resources, it needed. >> former ambassssador thomas pickering, chairman of the accountability review board. the board's report is the result of a pre designation so far- three rignation so fafar, but added that the end of this debate. >> it is not but i feel like -- when somebody is going down the street and they cut someononeff. the other guy isis serious and the errant driversays yoyou are right here that is what happened this week. the ate department saiaid you were right. it sort of took the wind out of the sales of the republican consnspira theorists', i think somewh. a hearing was only an hour-and- a-half long? the last one was four hours and everyone was screaming. this one was pretty reasonable. >> still some wind in your sales, charles? >> the secretary said the buck stops with hurt. the president said
toughest gun laws in the city. it did not do much to cut down on the violence. it took a lot of policingng to do it. >> >> the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personal resources, it needed. >> former ambassssador thomas pickering, chairman of the accountability review board. the board's report is the result of a pre designation so far- three rignation so fafar, but added that the end of this debate. >> it is not but i feel like --...
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his father-in-law more or less tinkers. he creates a maker that gets installed in a store in los angeles, a matter returned to productive economic life. what about little billy? billy is now 72, lives in anaheim. he became the recreational parachutist. more than 1100 free falls in his career until he finally stopped because of injury. anyway to work in the aviation industry. [laughter] he designed exit systems for airplanes and ultimately win in two operations for several major aviation centers. these photographs, these colors by, not prince, but slide that boxed up in villa manbo's closet for decades, which is why they look so great. kodachrome has enormous staying power if they are treated properly. he sat in the dark for 60 years, said they've been remarkably well preserved. colors are extraordinarily brilliant in the book can still see. they really sat there until i learned of them when working with pattani on this museum. send a few color photographs including one of the women gabby, most and i just did a triple take.
his father-in-law more or less tinkers. he creates a maker that gets installed in a store in los angeles, a matter returned to productive economic life. what about little billy? billy is now 72, lives in anaheim. he became the recreational parachutist. more than 1100 free falls in his career until he finally stopped because of injury. anyway to work in the aviation industry. [laughter] he designed exit systems for airplanes and ultimately win in two operations for several major aviation...
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yale law school. he practiced law for some years and began his political career in 1968 when he was elected attorney general of missouri in his first place for public office. missouri voters elected him to the u.s. senate in 1976. they reelected him in 1982 and 1988, for a total of 18 years of service. the senator initiated major legislation in international trade, telecommunications, health care, research and development, transportation, and civil rights. he was later appointed special counsel by janet reno. he later represented the united states as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and served as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, st. louis, and washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i owe our speaker an apology. when you hear the apology, you are going to conclude that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who takes advantage of a friend, especially a friend who is vulnerable.
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he goes back to one of the better law practices in north carolina. all my folks from cannon mills, kannapolis. you are done enough to come back. i wish you well. -- young enough to come back. i wish you well. and hansen clarke. he was a great guy. it was an honor to serve on this committee with all of you. no matter what they go to next, there will always be friends and colleagues. miss johnson, i think you again for yielding back. at this time, i would like to introduce our panel of witnesses. robert s. walker is a former chairman of this committee. pablo this committee from 1995 to 1997. -- bob led this committee from 1995 to 1997. welcome, bob. retired major-general ronald siegel. he currently serves as vice president enterprise executive for energy in the environment for colorado state university and ohio state university. led a distinguished career in the u.s. air force. d.o.d. executive force base, and prior to that, director of defense research and technology. he flew two space shuttles. we certainly welcome you. >> we welcome, honorable mario
he goes back to one of the better law practices in north carolina. all my folks from cannon mills, kannapolis. you are done enough to come back. i wish you well. -- young enough to come back. i wish you well. and hansen clarke. he was a great guy. it was an honor to serve on this committee with all of you. no matter what they go to next, there will always be friends and colleagues. miss johnson, i think you again for yielding back. at this time, i would like to introduce our panel of witnesses....
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and that is a fully lawful fang and under the law of armed conflict. i would also say that if we had this announced policy would undermine the key thing that we need to build our several the fed -- cyber defenses which is the cooperation of other nation states. the nation will cooperate with a country that says that they're going to test the laws in the attack women and children and civilian property in the case of a cyber attack. we need their cooperation, especially as simpler defenses. it is not been autocratic enterprise spirit cyber has a dimension. and that's also don't believe that it would be supported by our people. and democracy things matter. the way you fight a war matters. 1994, a book a loss of four even a limited armed conflicts requires a substantial base of public support which can a road or reverse itself no matter how worthy the political objective and fair, inhumane, the penultimate one other point. i don't know why anybody would think that the u.s. military or civilians in u.s. government service would execute in order that was bla
and that is a fully lawful fang and under the law of armed conflict. i would also say that if we had this announced policy would undermine the key thing that we need to build our several the fed -- cyber defenses which is the cooperation of other nation states. the nation will cooperate with a country that says that they're going to test the laws in the attack women and children and civilian property in the case of a cyber attack. we need their cooperation, especially as simpler defenses. it is...
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the other five have the highest gun ownership in the country and the most relaxed laws. we have the toughest gun laws in the city. it did not do much to cut down on the violence. it took a lot of police to do it. >> go on the internet. google gun-control and see what you come up with. statements from the founding fathers about our guns. toward washington. -- george washington. try to stop gun sales in this country, you will run into a series of roadblocks. >> austria h a ms kling inhe mid-1990s and they passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to be turned in. the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we he the second amendment and the history back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an effective as
the other five have the highest gun ownership in the country and the most relaxed laws. we have the toughest gun laws in the city. it did not do much to cut down on the violence. it took a lot of police to do it. >> go on the internet. google gun-control and see what you come up with. statements from the founding fathers about our guns. toward washington. -- george washington. try to stop gun sales in this country, you will run into a series of roadblocks. >> austria h a ms kling...
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we have issued laws to prohibit liquor from coming into the country. that caused controversy until i got it settled down. then i got a call and said -- >> the saudi arabian germ? >> yeah. the king is furious, you brought dancing girls into the community. i immediately called my staff and said did we bring dancing girls? of course not, we know what the rules are. what is this about dancing girls? so we went running down and colin says it is on cnn. you brought dransing girls into the country and they are all dancing. we didn't bring any dancing girls in the country. well, i know what it must be. he is trying to cooperate with us. it must be -- it's a female soldier. you have female soldiers that the troops have put together this show to entertain themselves. you have to make them stop. i said i don't even know what you are talking about. what are you talking about? every half hour is playing on cnn. the first thing you have to do is make cnn take it off the air. obviously, you don't understand the way our television stations work. no way we're going to
we have issued laws to prohibit liquor from coming into the country. that caused controversy until i got it settled down. then i got a call and said -- >> the saudi arabian germ? >> yeah. the king is furious, you brought dancing girls into the community. i immediately called my staff and said did we bring dancing girls? of course not, we know what the rules are. what is this about dancing girls? so we went running down and colin says it is on cnn. you brought dransing girls into the...
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understand what is law and what is rule of law? why should he meant to deal with each other in this way? -- humans deal with each other in this way? they know they cannot be influenced. in my family, when i was fighting with my parents, i could not win because they were my parents. what kind of steps will you allow ordinary people to understand the rule of law? why do we need a rule of law? >> keep doing what you are doing. keep doing it. sandra o'connor, one of my colleagues, feels very strongly about the fact that teenagers and high-school students are not learning civics. they do not know how the government of the united states works. she's been a lot of for time trying to develop programs on computers, television, that you can send into the classrooms. none of us thinks the rule of law is the american system in its entirety. we think the fact that people will apply and follow a rule of law is one thing that we think -- i think -- and is a national treasure. it is a treasure that has developed over many, many, many years with ma
understand what is law and what is rule of law? why should he meant to deal with each other in this way? -- humans deal with each other in this way? they know they cannot be influenced. in my family, when i was fighting with my parents, i could not win because they were my parents. what kind of steps will you allow ordinary people to understand the rule of law? why do we need a rule of law? >> keep doing what you are doing. keep doing it. sandra o'connor, one of my colleagues, feels very...
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law. they were busted by the clinton administration, stripped of insurance, but they have henry kissinger on the door, so they got everything worked out. this has 18,000 people working at 15,000 feet. straight down through glacier. it's the biggest gold mine and basically the biggest cotton - the world. but, people are shocked. there's a huge battle going on because they're putting 300,000 tons of waste every single day in the two rivers without, like in america you can't do that. but there you just play with on and it doesn't matter. so, what you are asking is to be pushed off and if you do you push it puts a to china who doesn't care. yeah it's much worse. at the bottom line is america is actually good about mining in terms of world standards we have the highest standards really of safety the you are talking about huge amounts of toxic metals that they admittedly don't know how to control. it is in the they don't want to be and i do not think they are evil by nature they just don't know
law. they were busted by the clinton administration, stripped of insurance, but they have henry kissinger on the door, so they got everything worked out. this has 18,000 people working at 15,000 feet. straight down through glacier. it's the biggest gold mine and basically the biggest cotton - the world. but, people are shocked. there's a huge battle going on because they're putting 300,000 tons of waste every single day in the two rivers without, like in america you can't do that. but there you...
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instead of a budget resolution we passed a law called the budget control act. and that budget control act in many ways was much stronger than any resolution because as all of you know a resolution never goes to the president for his signature. a resolution is purely a congressional document. the budget control act was a law and it not only set the spending levels for two years, it set the spending levels for the next ten years. it put in place ten years of caps saving $900 billion. it provided for the sequester, an additional across the board cut of 1.2 trillion if the special committee couldn't reform entitlements and the tax system. so it provided over $2 trillion in spending cuts. that's the biggest spending cut package in the history of the united states. it was all in the budget control act, something that was put in place instead of a budget resolution. and the savings that were in the budget control act exclusive of, separate from the sequester is over $1 trillion. you can see student loans 24 billion. federal employees 16 billion. >> over a trillion dol
instead of a budget resolution we passed a law called the budget control act. and that budget control act in many ways was much stronger than any resolution because as all of you know a resolution never goes to the president for his signature. a resolution is purely a congressional document. the budget control act was a law and it not only set the spending levels for two years, it set the spending levels for the next ten years. it put in place ten years of caps saving $900 billion. it provided...
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toughest gun laws in the city. it did not do much to cut down on the violence. it took a lot of policing to do it. go on the internet and find out when you come up with gun- control. george washington. fire arms ban next to the constitution itself. they are the americans liberty. try to stem gun sales in this country you will run into a serious roadblock. >> australia had a mass killing in the mid-90's's. it passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to return then. the government brought them back. after a certain date if there were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime, especially in suicide, an interesting development. it seems to me you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership and australia was 5% of households. hear, gallup has shown is 47%. we have a second amendment and the whole history going back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds along that we pass are almost always an effective as a result because there are
toughest gun laws in the city. it did not do much to cut down on the violence. it took a lot of policing to do it. go on the internet and find out when you come up with gun- control. george washington. fire arms ban next to the constitution itself. they are the americans liberty. try to stem gun sales in this country you will run into a serious roadblock. >> australia had a mass killing in the mid-90's's. it passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to return then. the government...
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law school. her work focuses on the intersection of law, business, and morality, that has the subject of many important stories in our time. she has been a speaker and panelist for events and organizations around the world, including the clinton global initiative. in 2012, she was named a top wonk on the economy by public policy group the agenda project. her new book is "the shareholder value myth: how putting corporations first harm investors, corporations, and the public." that's a title i find irresistible. please welcome professor lynn stout. [applause] >> thank you, charles, for that kind introduction. i want to start by saying what an honor it is for me to speak in front of this audience in particular, especially the students in the clinton school. i, myself, have a master's from the princeton's woodrow wilson school of public policy, a very similar degree, and i have always found it amazing that i have been able to carve a career for myself, as you are doing, thinking about how the world c
law school. her work focuses on the intersection of law, business, and morality, that has the subject of many important stories in our time. she has been a speaker and panelist for events and organizations around the world, including the clinton global initiative. in 2012, she was named a top wonk on the economy by public policy group the agenda project. her new book is "the shareholder value myth: how putting corporations first harm investors, corporations, and the public." that's a...
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i went to law school. , when i got 1980's out of law school and was going around to law firms, even at that point, there were not many women in law firms. people would sit me down and and understand that if we take you into this law firm, you will have to try cases? [laughter] that is what i've wanted to do. i had partners and clients tell me, that was not the team i expected, meaning they did not know there would be a lady lawyer on the case. throughout my career, i have been interested in how to change things for the better, and i have been very fortunate to have lots of opportunities to serve. >> you mentioned your mother. she died when you were -- >> 17. >> and she was such a force in your life. how did that affect you? >> good and bad. it made me very strong, in a way, because it made it clear that i had no one to depend on but me. >> were you the oldest? >> i was the metal. i had two brothers. in that sense, it made me tough at an early age. at the same time, there were a lot of things i wanted to get done in life, and it made me very driven to succeed. >> if you were a man in yo
i went to law school. , when i got 1980's out of law school and was going around to law firms, even at that point, there were not many women in law firms. people would sit me down and and understand that if we take you into this law firm, you will have to try cases? [laughter] that is what i've wanted to do. i had partners and clients tell me, that was not the team i expected, meaning they did not know there would be a lady lawyer on the case. throughout my career, i have been interested in how...
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oaks was succeeded by his son- in-law who was named arthur hays salisbury. then there was another son named dreyfus who succeeded from 1951 until 1961 -- excuse me, 1961 until 1963. he was succeeded by another saul's berger, a son of arthur hays sulzberger, known as arthur ochs sulzberger. now we have arthur sulzberger jr.. this is not easy. there will be a quiz at the end of the elections. so, the sulzberger's basically own the newspaper, or the family. we will come to that in a minute. if you guys want to sit down, there are plenty of seats here. so we are talking about the sulzberger's, and they own a newspaper, and went on to be a public newspaper under arthur ochs sulzberger, who recently died. that became not a privately- owned company but a public company. this is interesting because it is now a public company. one of the things people are wondering is why, if "the times" is having a financial crisis -- which is my next subheading -- how can they survive? the answer is, how can "the times" survive? we will talk about that. maybe we can talk about it n
oaks was succeeded by his son- in-law who was named arthur hays salisbury. then there was another son named dreyfus who succeeded from 1951 until 1961 -- excuse me, 1961 until 1963. he was succeeded by another saul's berger, a son of arthur hays sulzberger, known as arthur ochs sulzberger. now we have arthur sulzberger jr.. this is not easy. there will be a quiz at the end of the elections. so, the sulzberger's basically own the newspaper, or the family. we will come to that in a minute. if you...
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. >> the rule of law committee for the ocean. it is said that geography is one of the most important factors because it is the most permanent. we saw the arctic icecap drop and it appears to be opening more this session. what does this trend mean in a generation for russia and canada? >> i did go to zero chapters to it in the book. he is very provocative. in the middle of roberto they predicted china who was our ally would become our adversary geographically. also he said united europe could be a competitor for the united states. with the arctic icecap, if the arctic was open for shipping and a friend would sail the northwest passage up green land and across canada that shipping in the northern arctic that could provide alternative routes that is somewhat less of an emphasis of the indian ocean. to bring russia closer to america fundamentally. it would make canada significant you have shale guest, the tar sand and the hydropower resources with open arctic it would be that much more significant. >> i would like to offer a quick co
. >> the rule of law committee for the ocean. it is said that geography is one of the most important factors because it is the most permanent. we saw the arctic icecap drop and it appears to be opening more this session. what does this trend mean in a generation for russia and canada? >> i did go to zero chapters to it in the book. he is very provocative. in the middle of roberto they predicted china who was our ally would become our adversary geographically. also he said united...
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it's a law signed by governor schwarzenegger ab 32. cap-and-trade is 20% of that system. it gets most of the political attention and oomph and you're a critic of cap-and-trade because -- >> because it's not -- it's half assed. [laughter]. it's going -- >> because they gave away too many free allowances to polluters? >> you know, so there was this waxman-markey bill, 3,000 pages long. the lobbyists controled that so that it had giveaways to utilities, to fossil fuel industry and it brings big banks into it. why do you want big banks in this problem? why should they be making money? every cent that they make is coming out of the public's hide and they add absolutely nothing. what you want is a system which is very simple, and it makes clear. you know, there's this -- people will see in the marketplace that's something that is using fossil fuels is gonna cost more because of that carbon price, and so they will make their decisions based on that, and there's no money going to banks at all. you don't want a system with caps where then you have this trading, you have derivative
it's a law signed by governor schwarzenegger ab 32. cap-and-trade is 20% of that system. it gets most of the political attention and oomph and you're a critic of cap-and-trade because -- >> because it's not -- it's half assed. [laughter]. it's going -- >> because they gave away too many free allowances to polluters? >> you know, so there was this waxman-markey bill, 3,000 pages long. the lobbyists controled that so that it had giveaways to utilities, to fossil fuel industry...
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law on hold until it can hear arguments on the issue the law banning conversions be there aims to turn gay minors straight was to take affect january 1. counselors and two families say their teen-aged sons benefited from it sought the injunction after a lower court redees -- refuse aid request. >> news that 800 jobs in chevron headquarters are being moved to houston, texas. david louie is live tonight and sounds like officials there got very little warning. >> they didn't get very much warning. the mayor tells me that he got the bad news yesterday afternoon from chevron but apparently, the plan to moist jobs to texas had been underway for months. >> this is not something you want to see. it's a big impact here. >> 800 jobs represents just under a 4th of the 3500 employees at the san ramone headquarters. chevron says it told workers but didn't make it public until sending out an e mail yesterday. five business units are involved, all support the oil exploration in the gulf of mexico and it's alternative fuel research in houston. it will allow them to collaborate side by side. chevron sa
law on hold until it can hear arguments on the issue the law banning conversions be there aims to turn gay minors straight was to take affect january 1. counselors and two families say their teen-aged sons benefited from it sought the injunction after a lower court redees -- refuse aid request. >> news that 800 jobs in chevron headquarters are being moved to houston, texas. david louie is live tonight and sounds like officials there got very little warning. >> they didn't get very...
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the question that i heard mentioned before was underwriting, and bankruptcy laws. it is a big issue with a lot of people out there. if we say they are allowed to be bankrupt, but we think that is going to affect the current market? we have to cut people off. consider the federal loan program, they will guarantee anybody the ability to repay, but because they know there is a guarantee they'll get the loan paid back. the can't charge them bankruptcy, right? how come we guarantee loans without their ability to pay? and woe schools be interested in standing behind their product? if a student defaults, with the school step up and pay the loan back? would they pay that loan back? >> it would as a result of higher tuition because the schools don't necessarily have a substantial endowments. the consequence of bankruptcy discharge would be people in over their head would have the option of the light at the end of the tunnel, it would force the lenders to offer more compromises, since they know that the alternative is losing that loan entirely to a bankruptcy discharge, he m
the question that i heard mentioned before was underwriting, and bankruptcy laws. it is a big issue with a lot of people out there. if we say they are allowed to be bankrupt, but we think that is going to affect the current market? we have to cut people off. consider the federal loan program, they will guarantee anybody the ability to repay, but because they know there is a guarantee they'll get the loan paid back. the can't charge them bankruptcy, right? how come we guarantee loans without...
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on the wrong side of the law. >> she was studying criminal justice, hoping to become a police officer. >> reporter: her attorney says eunice was about to graduate from college. the district attorney charged the 23-year-old woman with driving under the influence, hit-and-run and vehicular manslaugher. those are just some of the six charges she's facing after police say she drove her car into a group of people last week at the twin peaks vista point in san francisco. the accident killed a 56-year- old woman visiting from china and injured two others. police say the impact knocked the three pedestrians about 30 feet down a hillside. while the victim's family did not appear in court, the suspect's relatives came to the hearing. they declined to talk on camera. but the suspect's attorney did speak, saying gina eunice is praying for the victims, the yao family. >> the entire eunice family is destroyed by what happened, and i think it's fair to say that their main concern is for the yao family. >> reporter: district attorney george gascon says he will prosecute this case agressively. he says
on the wrong side of the law. >> she was studying criminal justice, hoping to become a police officer. >> reporter: her attorney says eunice was about to graduate from college. the district attorney charged the 23-year-old woman with driving under the influence, hit-and-run and vehicular manslaugher. those are just some of the six charges she's facing after police say she drove her car into a group of people last week at the twin peaks vista point in san francisco. the accident...
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alabama has instituted one of the harshest immigration laws in the united states. very similar to arizona's. >> host: you have a chapter in here about some young girls when school cans were first integrated. who were those girls? >> guest: um, are you speaking of the young african-american girls? >> host: yes, uh-huh. >> guest: well, the public schools in my, in my area were integrated in two steps. the first step was, um, the freedom of choice era can is what they called it when parents had the opportunity to send tear children to white -- their children to white schools if they wanted to. so my first black schoolmate was just one girl who was very shy, painfully shy, and then that was when i was in the fifth grade. then when i was in the eighth grade, the public schools were fully deselling ree gated, and that's when the races really began to mix in a way that had not been possible before in that area. >> host: where do your children go to school? >> guest: well, my children are grown now. i have, um, my youngest daughter is finishing up her degree at t the unive
alabama has instituted one of the harshest immigration laws in the united states. very similar to arizona's. >> host: you have a chapter in here about some young girls when school cans were first integrated. who were those girls? >> guest: um, are you speaking of the young african-american girls? >> host: yes, uh-huh. >> guest: well, the public schools in my, in my area were integrated in two steps. the first step was, um, the freedom of choice era can is what they...
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laws and into the hands of criminals. it is difficult to stop this. one thing we think needs to be done is have the federal government spend more time and resources to focus on this trafficking of guns. so totally agree that something needs to be done about the illegal trafficking of guns. on "fast and furious" holder made clear that he thinkings that serious mistakes were made in the investigation and it was a horrific tragedy that some of the guns they were using in the gun trafficking in mexico that was used in crimes that killed american agents. it does not appear that anything illegal was done, there were a few mistakes made, but in my view at least, ther on the general has been forthright about it. there are some in congress that try to politicize it but i think the questions have been answered. host: what is the best way to get gun lus for your own particular state? guest: generally state police will have information on their website. the brady act had factings on their website. there are other groups and their web
laws and into the hands of criminals. it is difficult to stop this. one thing we think needs to be done is have the federal government spend more time and resources to focus on this trafficking of guns. so totally agree that something needs to be done about the illegal trafficking of guns. on "fast and furious" holder made clear that he thinkings that serious mistakes were made in the investigation and it was a horrific tragedy that some of the guns they were using in the gun...
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government operates outside the rule of law. here are a few examples. undeclared wars are commonplace. wealthier for the rich and poor is considered an entitlement. the economy is overregulated, overtaxed and grossly distorted by deeply flawed monetary system. debt is growing exponentially. the patriot act passed without much debate and resulted in a steady erosion of our a fourth amendment rights. our government engages in pre- emptive for, otherwise known as aggression, with no complaints from the american people the drone of warfare we're pursuing worldwide -- people. >> the droned warfare were pursuing world wide, there will be a lot of resentment thrown our way. it is now the law of the land that the military can arrest american citizens, hold them indefinitely without charges or trial. rampant hostility towards a free trade is supported by a large number in washington. supporters of sanctions, currency manipulations, and wto retaliation call the true free traders, isolationists. bailouts and guarantees of all kind of this behavior are routine. cen
government operates outside the rule of law. here are a few examples. undeclared wars are commonplace. wealthier for the rich and poor is considered an entitlement. the economy is overregulated, overtaxed and grossly distorted by deeply flawed monetary system. debt is growing exponentially. the patriot act passed without much debate and resulted in a steady erosion of our a fourth amendment rights. our government engages in pre- emptive for, otherwise known as aggression, with no complaints...
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. >> it hasn't got ensigned into law. there's no success yet there. >> boehner should move it tomorrow. he should just do that. >> jonathan? >> listen, the president campaigned on a three to one spending reduction and we're not see anything spending here. democrats controlled two-thirds of the chips. >> joy ann, why is this all about taxes? >> one reelection and the -- it doesn't do that much spending. >> it's been all about taxes. >> all about raising taxes. >> there's this obsession with raising taxes. >> it was to go after school lunches and elderly care, health care for poor kids and increased spending. >> no, no, no, they want entitlement reform, joy ann. why this obsession with cutting old people's medicare? >> it's not an obsession about cutting benefits to the elderly, joy ann. it's about reforming medicare over time so at some point in the future we don't tell an 80-year-old you know what? you're not going get the medicare cha you thought you would have. this is about not hurting the elderly. >> the republican so
. >> it hasn't got ensigned into law. there's no success yet there. >> boehner should move it tomorrow. he should just do that. >> jonathan? >> listen, the president campaigned on a three to one spending reduction and we're not see anything spending here. democrats controlled two-thirds of the chips. >> joy ann, why is this all about taxes? >> one reelection and the -- it doesn't do that much spending. >> it's been all about taxes. >> all about...
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and arizona proposing a change to state law to allow an educator in each school to carry a gun. >> if you have somebody come in that is mentally ill with a weapon and they're killing people, an administrator or teacher can figure that out. >> the move comes after the recent shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut. a gunman shot and killed 26 people at sandy hook elementary school. 20 of the victims were young children. gun rights advocates saying teachers can act more quickly than law enforcement in the critical first few minutes to protect children during the school shooting. but some teachers strongly disagree with the idea. >> i think it is ridiculous. i don't think that teachers should be carrying guns. i don't think violence is the answer and the biggest thing i don't think is i don't think it will solve the problem. >> reporter: only a handful of states including utah and new hampshire allow concealed weapons in public schools. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your stop stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >> good morning. things a
and arizona proposing a change to state law to allow an educator in each school to carry a gun. >> if you have somebody come in that is mentally ill with a weapon and they're killing people, an administrator or teacher can figure that out. >> the move comes after the recent shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut. a gunman shot and killed 26 people at sandy hook elementary school. 20 of the victims were young children. gun rights advocates saying teachers can act more quickly than...